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When Athena visits Penelope and Telemachus the first time, Penelope becomes sad when she hears the song of the homecoming of the Akhaians (Greeks) after the Trojan War, as it reminds her of her husband's absence. Penelope then goes to her room and weeps for Odysseus.


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